ron mancil'S MOCK DRAFT
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ron mancil'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2025

Final 4/23/25

  • ron mancil DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Hampton: B.

Call it larceny. Omarion Hampton sat on the board until the 55th overall pick, and the Chargers did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in pick No. 22 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick55 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Burch. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips slipping to No. 125 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick158 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. is a better player than pick 158 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at the 181st pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick199 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Nice patience on Dont'e Thornton Jr., who had no business lasting to the 199th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick209 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They read the board right and KeAndre Lambert-Smith was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 33. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw at the 214th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick256 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
They did well to land Mac McWilliams in the 256th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.